THE GLENTURRET LALIQUE RESTAURANT

The 30-seated restaurant is located in the middle of the distillery and commands views across the river to surrounding forests and hills. Rightfully the rich green and blue palate from the Glenturret and Murray tartans adorns the furnishings. The oak beams overhead house two feature Lalique Champ-Elysées chandeliers that bathe the restaurant in a golden light, highlighting the centuries-old stonewalls. Scottish chef Mark Donald’s cooking tells a story of the land and the surroundings. He captures the essence of the distillery in his menus with nods to the distillation process cleverly weaved into his cuisine. Bespoke Lalique glass and tableware are purposefully chosen as elegant storytellers of each dish.

Service is friendly, informed and expertly led by Restaurant Manager Emilio Muñoz, whose CV reads like a Who’s Who of globally acclaimed restaurants. The enviable wine cellar, curated by Executive Sommelier Julien Beltzung, boasts an extensive list of fine wines, boutique vintages and small producers. With his actively evolving list, Julian champions smaller production vineyards that sit alongside the rare vintages from the impressive cellar of co-owner Silvio Denz of the Lalique Group. Access to this private selection offers some of the most exclusive wines from famed wine regions throughout France and Italy.

The cuisine carries through to the bar and lounge, where a different menu is offered for lunch, alongside cocktails, premium spirits and wines, and an extensive selection of over 400 whiskies. The same ingredients, the same sense of place and the same joyful pleasure are evoked in the bar’s lunch menu.